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Raza examines key literary journals published in French, English, and Portuguese by African writers in Europe in the period of decolonization mainly between 1940 and 1970, to understand how writers understood Empire as a political and cultural structure, and what conceptions of freedom, culture, and...

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Main Author: Reza, Alexandra, 1987- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
Subjects:
Mensagem (Lisbon, Portugal)
Présence africaine (Paris, France)
Postcolonialism in literature.
Africa > In literature.
Afrique > Dans la littérature.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Africa.
HISTORY.
20th Century.
Modern.
POETRY.
Literature
Africa
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
anticolonialism, decolonization, journals, literature, politics, form, comparative, postcolonial, articulation, Présence Africaine, Mensagem
Electronic books.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Raza examines key literary journals published in French, English, and Portuguese by African writers in Europe in the period of decolonization mainly between 1940 and 1970, to understand how writers understood Empire as a political and cultural structure, and what conceptions of freedom, culture, and society underpinned anti-colonial thinking.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2024.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191998195
0191998192
0198896336
9780198896326
0198896328
9780198896333